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Russia

Watch This: Russian Su-27s Intercept USAF B-52H, German Navy P-3C and RAF Sentinel R1 Over The Baltic

Interesting footage shows the Flankers escorting NATO aircraft over the Baltic Sea. On Jun. 15, 2020, two B-52H Stratofortress bombers, belonging to the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 16, 2020
Italian Air Force

F-104 Starfighter Pilot Recalls His Life Intercepting Soviet Bombers During the Cold War.

Fascinating stories and photographs from another era. As many of you will remember, last week we published an interesting story that included rare photographs of NATO fighter jets taken from…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 16, 2020
Aviation Safety

[Updated] U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle From RAF Lakenheath Has Crashed Into The North Sea. Pilot Deceased.

Massive SAR operation launched. Body of the pilot recovered. On Jun. 15, 2020, at approximately 09.40LT, an F-15C belonging to the 493rd Fighter Squadron of the 48th Fighter Wing, based…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2020
Military Aviation

Defender 2020 Europe: Polish 6th Airborne Brigade in Airdrop Operations

Polish 6th Airborne Brigade Drops Vehicles during the Defender 2020 Exercise in Poland. The Defender 2020 Europe exercise, with some of its episodes happening in Poland, is one of the…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 14, 2020
Military Aviation

Photographer Snaps Images Of Two-Ship RAF F-35B Lightning Aircraft Flying Low Level through the Lake District

This was the first ever time a two-ship F-35B was spotted at low level in the Low Flying Area 17. On Jun. 11, 2020, two F-35B Lightning aircraft belonging to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2020
Military Aviation

Take A Look At These Rare Photos Of NATO Fighters Intercepting Soviet Tu-95RT Bear-D During The Cold War

Extremely interesting shots taken by the Soviet  aircrews during Cold War intercepts. The Tu-95RT Bear-D variant performed a maritime surveillance and over-the-horizon targeting mission for other aircraft, surface ships and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 12, 2020
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